Cid Vicious

Not that I follow very closely but yeah I believe the original arrest was in Romania. Big cases like this can take years to resolve. Not sure how extradition laws would apply here.

The reference

Classic.

Back when watching a porno was something you’d do with a group of friends.

It’s illegal in the US too. But there are still places that do it. Post-COVID a lot of places will have some sort of percentage surcharge that is not a tip but people assume it is and don’t tip.

Maybe “big things are coming your way?”

I’m having trouble figuring out what figurative phrase he was told.

Is that big bird? A big big bird?

So basically, he shot himself directly in the foot, puts a bandage on the foot, and declares the bandage as a victory. And for some reason the stock market cheers for this.🙄

Huh I can’t find a reference so perhaps what I read was a “in taste tests most people prefer” rather than being based on sales volume. I remember it mostly because it seemed like an odd fact to me.

Er, I seem to recall reading that calrose rice (as pictured in the preview) is the most popular variety in Japan, and the “cal” is California. Is this just about a subset of people who prefer domestically grown varieties?

Dogs would never!

Jack Kevorkian was a doctor and euthanasia advocate who was known as “Dr. Death” for his participation in assisted suicide. Not sure how well known he’d be today. Honestly pretty sad that he was treated largely as a joke by the media. A lot of people die very slow, painful deaths due to advocacy from religious interests against right to die.

That’s cute. I think those random, seemingly unimportant moments often produce the most nostalgic photos in retrospect.

The first part? Abso-fucking-lutely.

This was a high profile case that was all over the news for weeks. And frankly it looks like a slam dunk for the prosecution. The Biden Justice Department absolutely would’ve brought federal charges.

Not sure how you figure that. Trump is not exactly hands off with the Justice Department.

Not at all surprising and it wouldn’t have been any different under the last administration. From the whole “rule of law” perspective you can’t really not go after somebody who committed premeditated murder on film just because his target was someone that people didn’t like. What the jurors decide to do is a whole different can of worms (although if you ask me to make a prediction, I think they most likely find him guilty).

If they’re going to pretend it wasn’t classified, proving otherwise makes sense.

This is specifically a reference to Car Talk, a long-running show that ended recently (for a given value of recent) after one of the brothers died. Very beloved show. I think they still do reruns.